A platoon commander and his radioman request assistance from other members of A Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, during a firefight near Ap Trung Kien on February 21, 1967. Operation Chinooh II was ongoing, but progress was difficult. The photograph was taken by LCpl S. M. Leighty and is part of the Defense Department's collection (Marine Corps).

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